ANIMALS OF THE BIBLE
1937
First edition of the first book to win the Caldecott Medal.
Very good in very good jacket.
Price: $850.00
First edition of the first book to win the Caldecott Medal.
Very good in very good jacket.
Price: $850.00
"And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head."
Dorothy Lathrop's productive career earned her a number of prestigious awards, but ANIMALS OF THE BIBLE is particularly notable for winning the first ever awarded Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book of the year. A lovely copy of a charming title.
Read more: Zielinski, First Edition Identification Guide: Caldecott Medals, 1938 to 1978.
First printing. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1937. 10.25'' x 7.25''. Original green cloth boards, front board gilt stamped with title and author along with sheep device, title and author to spine. Original unclipped ($2.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Lathrop's name mispelled ("Lathop") on spine of both boards and jacket. Pictorial front endpapers of young leaping deer; rear endpapers blank (ref. Zielinski). Illustrated throughout in black and white. vi, 70 pages. Jacket with minute chipping to spine ends and corners, small stain to spine head, a couple short closed tears. Some toning to leaves, tiny closed tear at gutter of table of contents leaf. Light bumping and shelfwear to boards. Tight and clean.
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